The British daily the Telegraph recently reported that Esther Okade enrolled in the Open University for a maths degree, and she is top of her class. The fact that she registered isn’t the issue but the fact that she is 10 years old.

Her mother, Efe said: “From the age of seven, Esther has wanted to go to university. But I was afraid it was too soon. She would say, ‘Mum, when am I starting?’, and go on and on and on. Finally, after three years she told me, ‘Mum I think it is about time’.”

This family has another prodigy; six-year Isaiah Okade is already taking an A-level in maths. The little Esther has a dream of running her own bank and she wants to be a millionaire.